The developments of deep-sea technology are playing important roles in promoting deep-sea equipment research. For example in the hadal zone, deep-sea buoyancy material, metal pressure chamber and high-energy battery are the basis for the construction of abyss and deep-sea equipment. As a qualitative research method, deep-sea image is the most intuitive way to explore the abyss and deep-sea mysteries. Meanwhile, various sophisticated sensors are effective tools for deep-sea physics, chemistry and geology research.
With the development of energy and material technology, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) can dive to a deeper depth and endure a longer time, which makes AUVs and underwater gliders the main mobile platforms for mesoscale ocean phenomenon observation. Compared to the traditional seafloor observation networks, the advances of the moored Electro-Optical-Mechanical (EOM) cable technology, the moored buoy-benthic observation system extends the observation capability of the traditional ocean buoys from the sea surface to seafloor, providing new real-time observation methods for seafloor earthquakes, benthic organisms and seafloor chemical processes research
In practical ocean observation, ocean networking observations are carried out by combining mobile platforms (AUVs, underwater gliders) and fixed platforms (surface buoys, sub-surface buoys), which give full play to their specific observation advantages, thus improving the ocean observation resolution and observation range. The mobile and fixed platforms also contribute to the establishment of the real-time three-dimensional ocean observation system.
However, there are still many problems that need to be dealt with in practical applications of these technologies, such as underwater communication between mobile platforms, the communication bandwidth of the satellite for buoys, stability of the underwater glider and moored buoy-benthic observation system under a long-time operation, communication protocol in networking technology, etc.
This Research Topic aims to promote new insights into ocean exploration and observation technology. We focus on the latest research progress of technologies of communication, energy, materials, optics, acoustics, and sophisticated sensors on deep-sea exploration and observation equipment. In particular, we welcome studies on the application of the above new technologies and sensors to improve the performance of mobile platforms such as AUVs, underwater gliders and buoys. We also pay attention to the communication, energy, and stability problems encountered in the application of ocean observation networking.
This topic encourages authors from the fields of new deep-sea exploration technology (communication, energy, materials, optics, and acoustics), ocean observation platforms (AUVs underwater glider and buoys), ocean observation networking etc., to submit manuscripts concerning cutting-edge research and technologies for deep-sea observation and exploration.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
• New materials for the hadal zone: deep-sea buoyancy materials, metal alloy materials, transparent ceramics windows etc.
• Deep-sea energy technologies for hadal zone: high specific energy battery, magnesium seawater battery etc.
• Deep-sea optical communication equipment: deep-sea cameras for the hadal zone, underwater image processing techniques etc.
• Deep-sea new concept underwater vehicles
• Buoy moored seafloor observation with single point cable and its application on new real-time seafloor observation
• Underwater glider and its application in ocean sampling
• Ocean observation networks
The developments of deep-sea technology are playing important roles in promoting deep-sea equipment research. For example in the hadal zone, deep-sea buoyancy material, metal pressure chamber and high-energy battery are the basis for the construction of abyss and deep-sea equipment. As a qualitative research method, deep-sea image is the most intuitive way to explore the abyss and deep-sea mysteries. Meanwhile, various sophisticated sensors are effective tools for deep-sea physics, chemistry and geology research.
With the development of energy and material technology, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) can dive to a deeper depth and endure a longer time, which makes AUVs and underwater gliders the main mobile platforms for mesoscale ocean phenomenon observation. Compared to the traditional seafloor observation networks, the advances of the moored Electro-Optical-Mechanical (EOM) cable technology, the moored buoy-benthic observation system extends the observation capability of the traditional ocean buoys from the sea surface to seafloor, providing new real-time observation methods for seafloor earthquakes, benthic organisms and seafloor chemical processes research
In practical ocean observation, ocean networking observations are carried out by combining mobile platforms (AUVs, underwater gliders) and fixed platforms (surface buoys, sub-surface buoys), which give full play to their specific observation advantages, thus improving the ocean observation resolution and observation range. The mobile and fixed platforms also contribute to the establishment of the real-time three-dimensional ocean observation system.
However, there are still many problems that need to be dealt with in practical applications of these technologies, such as underwater communication between mobile platforms, the communication bandwidth of the satellite for buoys, stability of the underwater glider and moored buoy-benthic observation system under a long-time operation, communication protocol in networking technology, etc.
This Research Topic aims to promote new insights into ocean exploration and observation technology. We focus on the latest research progress of technologies of communication, energy, materials, optics, acoustics, and sophisticated sensors on deep-sea exploration and observation equipment. In particular, we welcome studies on the application of the above new technologies and sensors to improve the performance of mobile platforms such as AUVs, underwater gliders and buoys. We also pay attention to the communication, energy, and stability problems encountered in the application of ocean observation networking.
This topic encourages authors from the fields of new deep-sea exploration technology (communication, energy, materials, optics, and acoustics), ocean observation platforms (AUVs underwater glider and buoys), ocean observation networking etc., to submit manuscripts concerning cutting-edge research and technologies for deep-sea observation and exploration.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
• New materials for the hadal zone: deep-sea buoyancy materials, metal alloy materials, transparent ceramics windows etc.
• Deep-sea energy technologies for hadal zone: high specific energy battery, magnesium seawater battery etc.
• Deep-sea optical communication equipment: deep-sea cameras for the hadal zone, underwater image processing techniques etc.
• Deep-sea new concept underwater vehicles
• Buoy moored seafloor observation with single point cable and its application on new real-time seafloor observation
• Underwater glider and its application in ocean sampling
• Ocean observation networks
